Railroad-tie.



J. HORNUNG.

BAILRAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY z3, 1909.

Patented Mar.8,1910.

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RAILRAD-TIE.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JOHN HORNUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dresden, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful improvement in Railroad-Ties, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention is an improvement upon or modification of theconstruction shown in my Letters Patent of the United tates, No.918,554, dated April 20, 1909, and among its chief objects is to makethe body more rigid when in the road bed and the bolts securing thecushioning blocks more accessible.

The invention is embodied in the construction hereinafter particularlyset forth and pointed out in the claims, the invention not beingconfined in its embodiment to precisely the form of the parts shown.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of the tie,the rails thereon being in section as are also other parts; Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line fc-mFig. 2, Fig. 4 is a partial section horizontally on the line g/-g/, Fig.3.

Like characters of reference in the several views designatecorresponding parts.

In said views the character 5 designates the tie body which consists ofa piece of iron or steel -beam of the proper length pressed or bentdownward to extend outwardly at its ends to form seats for cushioningblocks 6 of wood or other suitable cushioning material. In the presentinstance as distinguished from the construction shown in my said formerpatent, the I-beam is bent at its ends flatwise of the flanges of thebeam or so that the seat for the cushioning block is formed on theflange instead of between the flanges at one side of the beam. Theblocks 6 can each be beveled at its inner end as indicated in Fig. l toconform to the downwardly inclined surface presented at the bent portionof the I-beam. But said blocks can be cut oftn square at both ends.

The character 7 designates the rails each of which is held at each sideby metallic clamping blocks 8 held down on the flange of the rail bymeans of bolts 9a passed downward through the clamping block through thecushioning block and the corresponding llange of the body and secured bya nut 9b.

The bolt holes in the tie body 5 and block 6 are preferably elongated,as seen at 5b in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 23, 1909.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

Serial No. 509,092.

Fig. t, so that the rails can be shifted laterally to obtain the propergage of road and allow for expansion and contraction. Because the nutsare under the flanges they are readily accessible by removing a littleof the ballast.

To aord a more extended bearing to take the pressure of the rails on thecushioning blocks a thin metallic plate 6a can be placed on top of theblock under the rails. The bolts 9 can obviously be threaded into theflanges and the nuts 9b dispensed with.

The bolt holes in the cushioning blocks can be either circular and of adiameter to just receive the bolts, or they can be elongated like theholes in the tie body 5. If they be made circular and the bolts fitclosely in them the said blocks will, of course, be shifted with thebolts if they be shifted. If the bolt holes in the cushioning blocks bemade circular, as stated, the block should be made short enough to allowshifting inward if necessary.

The form of the tie body when suitably embedded in the ballast preventsshifting of the tie in the road bed, or lifting upward.

The cushioning blocks are not necessarily made of natural wood. They canbe made of any suitable cushioning material, macerated wood fiber orpapier mch, for example.

Vifith my construction of tie body old wooden ties can be saved and whenthese are cut up into the smaller pieces they are admirably adapted toform the cushioning blocks herein referred to.

l/Vhat I claim is:

l. A railroad tie, comprising, in combination, a tie body consisting ofa piece of I- beam bent downward and to extend outward flatwise of theflanges thereof at its ends to form seats, and cushioning blocks on saidseats with means for securing them thereon.

2. A railroad tie, comprising, in combination a piece of -beam bentdownward to extend outward flatwise of the flanges thereof at its endsto form seats, cushioning blocks in said seats, metallic blocks toengage the bases of the rails, and securing means engaging the tie body,the cushioning blocks, and the said metallic blocks,

8. A railroad tie, comprising, in combination, a tie-body consisting ofa piece of I- beam bent downward to extend outward flatwise of theflanges thereof at its ends to form seats, rail-receiving cushioningblocks on Said seats, means on said cushioning` blocks seals,rail-receiving cushioning blocks on to engage the rail and laterallyadjustable said seats, and means engaging the langes 10 bolts to securethe cushioning block, the rail of the tie-body7 to secure the rail tothe cushengagng means and the tie-body together. oning block.

4. A railroad tie, eomplsng, n combina- JOHN HORNUNG. tion7 a tie-bodyconsisting of a p'ece of I lVtnesses: beam bent downward to extendoutward atonm M. FAITHING, Wise of the flanges thereofl at its ends toform C. E. MILLER.

